WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Boilers walked-off Valparaiso in five innings powered by an eight-run fifth inning. Purdue (24-8) improved to 11-2 during its 13-game homestand.
Moriah Polar came up big again with another walk-off, her second in the last two weeks. Four different Boilers had multi-hit performances, and two had multi-RBI performances.
BOILER BITS
Offensive Highlights
- Moriah Polar: 3-for-4, RBI, R
- Khloe Banks: 3-for-4, RBI, R
- Anna Moore: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Ashlynn Campbell: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI
- Delaney Reefe: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, R
Offensive Highlights - Malone Moore: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 BF
- Brooke Perez: (W, 6-0) 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 BF
The Boilers plated their first run in the bottom of the first off the bat of a Haley Painter double. One of two doubles for the Boilers, with Maura Condon claiming a two-bagger as a part of the Boilers eight-run fifth inning.
Before roaring back in the fifth, the Boilers stayed in a stalemate with Valpo in the third and fourth after Anna Moore tied the game up with an RBI groundout.
The bottom of the fifth began with a single up the middle from Ashlynn Campbell, her second hit of the day. The bases were immediately loaded by back-to-back singles from Khloe Banks and Polar. Moore added her second and third RBI of the day with a single to center, forcing a pitching change from the Beacons.
Delaney Reefe immediately greeted the new pitcher with a two-RBI single down the left-field line. Maura Condon then came in to pinch hit for Haley Waggoner blasting an RBI double to bring the score out to 7-2.
Ansley Armstrong was then hit by a pitch, followed by Ashlynn Campbell earning an RBI, reaching first on an error by the pitcher. Banks and Polar came around for the second time in the inning, each earning an RBI, the final two of the game, that sent the Boilers into the run-rule victory.
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